10.12.2008, 18:53
Zitat:China slows, Europe contracts as auto deal near
Wed Dec 10, 2008 9:01am EST
LONDON (Reuters) - China pledged fresh measures to revitalize its economy on Wednesday after exports tumbled and domestic demand shrank, with bleak figures from Europe showing how badly its major trading partners were faring.
Industrial output sank in several European economies in October, as economic torpor forced the car industry and other hard-hit sectors to cut production.
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Chinese state media have said the authorities would do all they could to "protect eight" -- a reference to the 8 percent growth rate widely thought to be necessary to create enough jobs for the millions of people entering the work force every year.
"Global demand for Chinese products is vanishing," said Gene Ma, an economist at China Economic Monitor, a Beijing consultancy.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/i...ME20081210